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Natural site

Òb Chuaig

Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 57°34′00″ N 5°50′00″ W

Map showing the location of Òb Chuaig Òb Chuaig
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fearnmore
1 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SYY Stornoway Airport78 km
BEB Benbecula Airport92 km

About Òb Chuaig

Òb Chuaig is a natural site. Location: Highland, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Rubha na Fearn and Cnoc Arrisa.

Climate of Òb Chuaig

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 245 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (245 mm)
Driest month
May (91 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Òb Chuaig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°9°11°14°16°18°17°15°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°3°4°7°9°11°11°9°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)22714918310391106116131203229245233

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Òb Chuaig

The nearest airport is Stornoway Airport (SYY), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dundee, 212 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) Stornoway, Western Isles 78 kmnorth
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 92 kmwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 107 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 212 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 213 kmsoutheast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 230 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 241 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 331 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Òb Chuaig

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 3,776 natural sites, 1,500 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km331 places

  • Island of Raasay Island 25 kmSW
  • Eilean Tigh Island 11 kmSW
  • Staffin Island Island 23 kmW
  • Eilean Ruairidh Mòr Island 24 kmNE

25–60 km1,536 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 39 kmSW
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 49 kmW
  • Scalpay Island 60 kmNW
  • Scalpay Island 33 kmS

60–100 km3,444 places

  • Hebrides Island 89 kmSW
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 69 kmNW
  • Eigg Island 77 kmS
  • Dalmore Beach Beach 99 kmNW

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